Article
Molecular Mechanisms of Human Papillomavirus-Induced Carcinogenesis
1 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 20% of all cancers are associated with infectious agents. Among them, human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are very common and are now recognized as the etiological agent of cervical cancer, the second most common cancer in women worldwide, and they are increasingly linked with other forms of dysplasia. Carcinogenesis is a complex and multistep process requiring the acquisition of several genetic and/or...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
